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Some leading scientists welcome his controversial theory
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The Divided Brain

Some leading scientists welcomehis controversial theory

Some leading scientists welcome
his controversial theory

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Some leading scientists welcome his controversial theory.
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01:03:00
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Jun 14, 2025
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A film which explores a radical new idea - is there an imbalance between our brain hemispheres that is affecting how we live in our modern society?
So the distinctions that Iain is playing with between these - The Divided Brain 00:13
So the distinctions that Iain is playing with between these
And I think it's extremely important in the modern world. - The Divided Brain 00:05
And I think it's extremely important in the modern worl...
There aren't that many academics who can span, - The Divided Brain 00:18
There aren't that many academics who can span,
But among others in the scientific community, - The Divided Brain 00:08
But among others in the scientific community,
You talk about this division as if it has a purpose. - The Divided Brain 00:05
You talk about this division as if it has a purpose.
It's an assumption of science that there is no purpose. - The Divided Brain 00:06
It's an assumption of science that there is no purpose.
This book is taking a selected set of neuroscience - The Divided Brain 00:17
This book is taking a selected set of neuroscience
I'm not comfortable with that just because I'm - The Divided Brain 00:10
I'm not comfortable with that just because I'm
And I don't have the freedom to just go off - The Divided Brain 00:09
And I don't have the freedom to just go off
The brain is as mechanical as clockwork, - The Divided Brain 00:06
The brain is as mechanical as clockwork,
So we life scientists, we read the papers, - The Divided Brain 00:12
So we life scientists, we read the papers,
So I think there are two options. - The Divided Brain 00:05
So I think there are two options.
One option is in 30 years, it could - The Divided Brain 00:09
One option is in 30 years, it could
Stepping away from this debate, - The Divided Brain 00:08
Stepping away from this debate,
Scientists have argued that the human brain has - The Divided Brain 00:15
Scientists have argued that the human brain has
But McGilchrist believes that the brain shapes - The Divided Brain 00:08
But McGilchrist believes that the brain shapes
It is a question that is studied at Harvard University. - The Divided Brain 00:04
It is a question that is studied at Harvard University.
A lot of psychologists have the strong intuition that what - The Divided Brain 00:05
A lot of psychologists have the strong intuition that what
When neuroscientists measure the brain, - The Divided Brain 00:07
When neuroscientists measure the brain,
And our environments are heavily culturally constructed, - The Divided Brain 00:08
And our environments are heavily culturally constructed,